Cracks in nuclear reactor will hit EDF Energy with £120m bill
by Adam Vaughan from on (#3PHRZ)
Problems at Hunterston B in Scotland trigger doubts over six other 1970s and 80s plants
The six month closure of one of Britain's oldest nuclear reactors will burn a 120m hole in the revenues of owner EDF Energy and has raised questions over the reliability of the country's ageing nuclear fleet.
EDF said this week that it was taking reactor 3 of Hunterston B in Scotland offline for half a year, after inspections found more cracks than expected in the graphite bricks at the reactor's core.